Christmas Lullaby

**Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:43 pm**

From the Rare Oul Stuff album. Did Shane write this? If so, then he must have written the 2 best Christmas songs.

**Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:47 pm**

I remember hearing The Band playing a similar basic song, so I think Shane did not write a lot of it, but dressed it up a bit.

**Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:10 pm**

It's "Lucy" by Nick Cave, only with different lyrics.

**Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:30 pm**

Eric V wrote:I remember hearing The Band playing a similar basic song, so I think Shane did not write a lot of it, but dressed it up a bit.

Was that what The Pogues were originally intending to cover for their Christmas song before FtoNY? I know Frank Murray wanted them to cover something by The Band

**Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:38 am**

The Parting Glass site:

Shane "borrows" the music for the verses from "Lucy" a tune written by Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, and Roland Wolf and released on Cave's "The Good Son" lp (1990). Shane sang it on the "It's a Wonderful World" single he and Cave released together in 1992 (Nick does a pretty good cover of "Rainy Night in Soho" on the same release). The chorus is lifted from the song "Too Ra Loo Ra" by James Royce Shannon (1881-1946) and premiered in Chauncey Olcott's production of Shameen Dhu ("Black-haired Jimmy"). It was popularized by Bing Crosby in the movie Going My Way (1944), a flick which won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and a Best Actor nod to Crosby.

More here

**Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:43 am**

i think its a great track

**Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:13 am**

Dropofpoison wrote:
Eric V wrote:I remember hearing The Band playing a similar basic song, so I think Shane did not write a lot of it, but dressed it up a bit.

Was that what The Pogues were originally intending to cover for their Christmas song before FtoNY? I know Frank Murray wanted them to cover something by The Band

"Christmas Must Be Tonight" from Islands. An OK song on an iffy Band album.

**Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:38 am**

philipchevron wrote:
Dropofpoison wrote:
Eric V wrote:I remember hearing The Band playing a similar basic song, so I think Shane did not write a lot of it, but dressed it up a bit.

Was that what The Pogues were originally intending to cover for their Christmas song before FtoNY? I know Frank Murray wanted them to cover something by The Band

"Christmas Must Be Tonight" from Islands. An OK song on an iffy Band album.

No, I don't think that's the one I had in mind. I did a search online yesterday and found that too, but its not the one. I distinctly remember hearing "its a Christmas lulaby" at the end of a chorus much like Shane's song. I'll have to keep digging. (unfortunately, some bands did not foresee the internet and chose names that are near impossible to do research on, like the Band, and X, and poor old John Doe.... a double whammy)

**Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:30 pm**

Better than Fiarytale IMO. :wink:

**Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:15 pm**

The song you are refering to Eric, is Tura-Lura-Lural (That's an Irish Lullaby) and can be found on The Band live album The Last Waltz. The Band's Richard Manuel sings it together with Van Morrison, one of the many guest stars on that album and concert movie.

**Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:05 pm**

Simon Maguire wrote:Better than Fairytale IMO.

Your opinion's on drugs.

**Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:08 am**

Smerker wrote:
Simon Maguire wrote:Better than Fairytale IMO.

Your opinion's on drugs.

Oh my..

**Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:22 pm**

The ORF wrote:The song you are refering to Eric, is Tura-Lura-Lural (That's an Irish Lullaby) and can be found on The Band live album The Last Waltz.

Yes. Thank you. That's the song.

So is that a Trad song, then mixed together with the Nick Cave song, and peppered with MacGowan to become Christmas Lullaby?

**Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:37 pm**

mmmmm, sounds like a martini, i'll have one please

**Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:12 pm**

Smerker wrote:
Simon Maguire wrote:Better than Fairytale IMO.

Your opinion's on drugs.

Did you notice the :wink:

?

And my opinions private life is no one elses business.